Where does “werkpak” come from?

werkpak (Dutch) comes from Dutch werk, from Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch werk, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

werkpak (Dutch): (Safety) workwear

Definitions

  1. (Safety) workwear

Ancestry of “werkpak”, step by step

werkpak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
2Middle Dutchwerc—
3Old Dutchwerk—
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Dutch pak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpakpackage; suit
2Middle Dutchpac—
3Old Dutchpakko—
4Frankishpakkō—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “werkpak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →